AMNESTY IS A GOVERNMENT DECISION TO FORGIVE PEOPLE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AND TO OFFER THEM IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION.

A SMALLER DEMOCRACY (“SORIA”) IS BEING INVADED BY A LARGER AUTOCRACY (“VASK”). VASK’S DOCTRINE IN PRIOR OCCUPATIONS HAS INCLUDED MASS DETENTION, FORCED “RE- EDUCATION, ” AND THE TARGETING OF POLITICAL OPPONENTS AND MINORITY GROUPS.

SORIA’S ARMY IS RETREATING TOWARD ITS LAST DEFENSIBLE LINE: A WIDE RIVER VALLEY CONTROLLED BY A SINGLE MEGA-DAM THAT ALSO SUPPLIES POWER AND IRRIGATION. IT IS BELIEVED THAT DESTROYING THE DAM WOULD FLOOD THE VALLEY, WIPE OUT THE MAIN INVASION ROUTE (BRIDGES, ARMOUR CROSSINGS, SUPPLY DEPOTS), AND STOP VASK’S ADVANCE INDEFINITELY. HOWEVER, IT WOULD DEVASTATE THE FARMLANDS FOR YEARS.

MONETARY POLICY IS CONTROLLED BY CENTRAL BANKS AND INCLUDES ACTIONS LIKE MANAGING THE MONEY SUPPLY, CREDIT, INTEREST ETC. FISCAL POLICY IS CONTROLLED BY GOVERNMENTS AND INCLUDES ACTIONS LIKE TAXATION, SPENDING, BORROWING ETC.

A CREDIT HISTORY IS A RECORD OF HOW SOMEONE HAS USED AND REPAID CREDIT OVER TIME (E.G., LOANS/CREDIT CARDS, ON-TIME VS MISSED PAYMENTS, DEBTS, DEFAULTS). IT IS USUALLY DEPICTED THROUGH A CREDIT SCORE WHICH IS A NUMBER SUMMARIZING THAT HISTORY TO ESTIMATE HOW LIKELY SOMEONE IS TO REPAY DEBT.

CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS ARE TOP COURTS THAT DECIDE WHETHER LAWS/GOVERNMENT ACTIONS VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION (OFTEN WITH POWER TO STRIKE LAWS DOWN). A JUDICIAL COUNCIL IS AN INDEPENDENT BODY (USUALLY SENIOR JUDGES) THAT SELECTS, RECOMMENDS, OR DISCIPLINES JUDGES TO REDUCE POLITICAL INTERFERENCE.

AN ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY IS A GOVERNING SYSTEM THAT HOLDS ELECTIONS BUT LACKS THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES, RULE OF LAW, AND INSTITUTIONAL CHECKS ON POWER

A COOLING-OFF PERIOD IS A MANDATORY WAITING TIME, OFTEN SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR IN MUTUAL CONSENT CASES, DESIGNED FOR REFLECTION AND POTENTIAL RECONCILIATION BEFORE A DIVORCE IS FINALIZED.

INHERITANCE IS THE TRANSFER OF A PERSON’S MONEY, PROPERTY, OR RIGHTS TO OTHERS WHEN THEY DIE, TYPICALLY UNDER DEFAULT LEGAL RULES OR A WILL. A BEQUEST IS A SPECIFIC GIFT OF MONEY, PROPERTY, OR RIGHTS LEFT TO SOMEONE IN A WILL.

FOR THE CONTEXT OF THIS DEBATE, A DRYING MARRIAGE IS ONE IN WHICH THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN A COUPLE WEAKENS OVER TIME.

CARBON OFFSET MARKETS ARE MARKETS WHERE CARBON CREDITS (TYPICALLY 1 CREDIT = 1 TONNE CO₂E REDUCED OR REMOVED) ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD SO BUYERS CAN CLAIM TO COMPENSATE FOR THEIR OWN EMISSIONS BY FUNDING REDUCTIONS/REMOVALS ELSEWHERE

POST-STUDY WORK (PSW) VISAS ALLOW INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES TO LIVE AND WORK IN A COUNTRY FOR A SET PERIOD AFTER COMPLETING THEIR STUDIES.

EDUCATIONAL FLEXIBILITY REFERS TO THE ADAPTABILITY AND OPENNESS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR PRACTICES. (EXAMPLES INCLUDE: REDUCING THE EMPHASIS ON EXAMS, MINIMIZING LECTURE HOURS, INCREASING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLANS, ETC.)